Easel



April 18, 1950 A. A. OHLANDT, SR 2,504,220

. EASEL Filed Dec. 4, 1944 ZVENTOR.

Patented Apr. 18, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EASEL Alex A.Ohlandt, Sr.," St. Louis County, Mo.

Application December 4, 1944, Serial No. 566,505

This invention relates to improvements in easels. More particularly thisinvention relates to improvements in easels of the type used by floristsfor supporting wreaths, garlands, etc. These easels are sold for a verylow price and the object of this invention is to produce an easel thatwill stand rigidly when put in place, may be folded up in compact formfor shipment and be capable of production at a less substantial pricethan the present easels used in this work.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows a front view of the easel.

Figure 2 shows a side view of the easel.

Figure 3 shows the easel when ready for shipment and Figure 4 showseasel ready for use.

In the drawings 1 are front legs. No. 8 shows a horizontal member whichmay be used to connect the two legs. However such a member is notnecessary where the two legs attached to each other at the upper end.No. 9 is a horizontal member, attached to the vertical legs in such amanner that it may rotate within certain limits. I prefer to fasten thismember at each end by a nail driven through the legs. No. I0 is a lowerhorizontal member also capable of rotating. While I0 is shown free torotate through 360 it is of course not necessary to have that range ofrotation.

Attached to the member ID is a brace II. This brace preferably has anopening therein which is marked l2. No. I3 is a third leg attached tomember 9. No. 14 is a projection on the third leg and I5 is a nail orother like device to engage the hole in the brace H. end of the brace ispreferably cut square so that when the easel is to be set up the thirdleg is pulled outwardly and the brace is moved down so that the end ofthe brace fits closely against the top of the projection and the thirdleg thereby making the parts of the easel relatively rigid. A 90 angleis shown which I find most desirable. I do not limit myself to thepresent arrangement shown as other and varied changes may be madewithout departing from the scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In an easel a pair of front legs, means for holding the legs at theupper part thereof, a horizontal member, a rear leg attached thereto, alower horizontal member, pivoted to rotate between the front legs, abrace attached to the lower member at right angles thereof, a projectionupon the rear leg and coacting means on the brace and the projection forholding the easel The 4 Claims. (01. 24s--195) in rigid connectionwhereby the end of the brace fits at right angles against the projectionand the third leg.

2. In an easel, a pair of generally vertically disposed front legs, agenerally horizontally disposed cross piece that extends between and isrotatably secured to each of said front legs, a rear leg that is rigidlysecured to and is perpendicular to said cross piece, said rear leg beingmovable whenever said cross piece rotates, a second generallyhorizontally disposed cross piece that extends between and is rotatablysecured to said front legs, said second cross piece being spacedvertically from said first cross piece, a brace that is rigidly securedto and is perpendicular to said second cross piece, said brace beingmovable whenever said second cross piece rotates, and coacting means onsaid brace and said rear leg to maintain said rear leg in engagementwith said brace, said coacting means coopcrating with the rigidattachment of the rear leg to the first cross piece and the rigidattachment of the brace to the second cross piece to make the easelrigid.

3. In an easel, a pair of generally vertically disposed front legs, agenerally horizontally disposed cross piece that extends between and isrotatably secured to each of said front legs, a rear leg that is rigidlysecured to said cross piece, said rear leg being movable whenever saidcross piece rotates, a second generally horizontally disposed crosspiece that extends between and is rotatably secured to said front legs,said second cross piece being spaced vertically from said first crosspiece, a brace that is rigidly secured to said second cross piece, saidbrace being movable whenever said second cross piece rotates, astationary fastening member secured to said rear leg at a pointintermediate the top and bottom of that leg, and a movable fasteningmember secured adjacent the free end of said brace, said fasteningmembers being vengageable to hold said rear leg against movementrelative to said front legs and being separable to permit movement ofsaid rear leg relative to said front legs, said fastening memberscooperating with the rigid attachment of the rear leg to the first crosspiece and the rigid attachment of the brace to the second cross piece tomake the easel rigid.

4. In an easel, a pair of generally vertically disposed front legs, agenerally horizontally disposed cross piece that extends between and isrotatably secured to each of said front legs, a rear leg that is rigidlysecured to said cross piece, said rear leg being movable whenever saidcross 3 piece rotates, a second generally horizontally disposed crosspiece that extends between and is rotatably secured to said front legs,said second cross piece being spaced vertically from said first crosspiece, a brace that is rigidly secured to said second cross piece, saidbrace being movable whenever said second cross piece rotates, andcoacting means on said brace and said rear leg to maintain said rear legin,.engagement with said brace, said brace Ibeing shorter than thedistance from the second cross piece to the bottom of the front legs andbeing movable into the plane of the front legs, whereby said rear legcan be moved toward the plane of the front legs until it contacts thesecond cross piece, said coacting means cooperating with the rigidattachment of the rear leg to the first cross piece and the rigidattachment of the brace to the second cross piece to make the easelrigid.

ALEX A. OI-ILANDT, SR.

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